FA look to raise England manager's salary

Whoever takes over the England manager's job on a full-time basis is likely to receive substantially more than the £350,000 a year paid to the recently sacked Glenn Hoddle.

With three Premiership managers - Alex Ferguson, Ruud Gullit and George Graham - reportedly on £1 million-a-year contracts and most of the rest earning between £300,000 and £500,000 a year, sources inside Lancaster Gate say the Football Association is preparing to increase the salary of the England coach substantially in order to attract a top name.

Meanwhile Ian Wright has announced his retirement from international football following Hoddle's departure. The West Ham striker, 35, praised the coach for resurrecting his England career.

'I had a great understanding with Glenn,' he said. 'He gave me a real chance to prove my ability at the highest level and I took it . . . for me, the England thing is over.' Wright, who was not named in the England squad to face France on February 10 at Wembley - a squad picked by Hoddle - won 33 caps.

Five Premiership players - Emmanuel Petit, Patrick Vieira and Nicolas Anelka of Arsenal and Chelsea's Marcel Desailly and Frank Leboeuf - are included in the 18-man French squad for next Wednesday's game. Christian Karembeu and Stephane Guivarc'h are the only players missing from the side which started the World Cup final against Brazil in July.

Leeds United's in-form midfielder Lee Bowyer has earned a recall to the England Under-21 squad for Tuesday's international with France at Pride Park. Bowyer won the last of his nine caps in September 1997 against Moldova. The former Charlton player has since been out of favour with the coach Peter Taylor after declining to go as a late replacement to the Toulon tournament in May.

Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie returns to the squad after making his full international debut as a substitute against the Czech Republic at Wembley in November. The West Ham midfielder Frank Lampard will captain the side.